The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-08
Chicago ii all.
Baseball Notes.

Nashville, they say. wants Nolan.
Poorman heads the batting list of the Athletics.
Arson will go into the ball manufacturing business
with Spalding.
Ted Sullivan is an applicant for the position of AS
ISOLATION umpire.
Williams manager of the Cleveland Club. is still
after the release of Reddy Mack.
The games played by the Harvards in Cambridge
this season have been financial failures.
Leary. formerly of the Detroit and Indianapolis
clubs, has signed to play in New Haven.
The Phillies want Shndle of Detroit for emergency
1t is said New York is also after him.
The Philadelphias in bad way. Mulvey, Bas-
tain and Andrews are more or less disabled.
Nolan, the once famous pitcher, and John Kelly.
his catcher, are disengaged in Paterson. N. j.
1t is like looking out of aballoon watching the game
from the press box at the Philadelphia grounds
George ". Bradley. manager of the Nashville club.
is looking for a pitcher. secondbaseman and short
The nine of the Deans Steam Pump Works defeated
the Insane Hospital nine yesterday by of 20
watrous, in reorganizing the Metropolitans. pro-
poses put Mester in right field and Esterbrook in
center.
Basset hal thirty-one chances to make errors in
respect.
Harry Wright intends to put either Casey or
Bufnton into the box in the opening ct Boston
to morrow.
John G. Valentine has been appointed as umpire of
the American Association. taking the place of Al.
Bauer. resigned.
their scheduled games with Chicago. They now have
three to play off
Manager Chapman, of Detroit says tina. Calvin will
be of the most effective pitchers in the League
under the rules.
The Boston Herald thinks that injury to Bush
ong would at put the ST. Louis Browns out of the
championship
1t is said that Coleman of the Pittsburgs can run
the bases in sixteen seconds Morris and Handiboe
do it in seventeen.
George Smith the we'll known Splinter the bases
trial Pittsburg recently. He covered the da-
mond in Ii 81 seconds.
The travelling expenses of the Baltimore team this
will be about "a 000 and the receipts from
guarantees about ga 500.
The Fall River News says the Chicagos. without
Kelly. Gore and Dalrymple. about g effective
the Mayfower would be without centerboard.
Gilman, of the Torontos Is a very queer slider, SAYS
the Rochester Herald, He goes feet first and slides
his heels. He always locks his feet together
Roseman is said to want his release from the Ath-
letics and it is asserted that he it by making
good the bonus paid to the Nets for his services.
Manager Kelly of the Lousvilles says that he will
protest every game in which Mulane of the Cincin-
natis pitches He claims that his delivery is illegal
IL ic thought that if the New Yorks had secured
Mccormick Weidman and King they would have done
much better than with the experiments they now
have.
A Boston baseball reporter says: II would like to
see little more beef in that Indianapolis They
could have greatly bettered their strength by securing
Poorman and Buffnton. Buffinton field
Manager Wright would not put him in that territory.
Besides both outbat Cahill and McGeachy. Ca
hill and McGeachy good men, but they are not re-